The next morning, Ye Yaodong got up without even brushing his teeth. He went to the door to check the pile of dried fish covered in nylon bags.
He heard his dogs barking several times at night and got up many times, but when he opened the door, he saw nothing but a group of dogs barking at the outer wall at the same time.
One trip was towards his brother's wall, and the other trip was towards the neighbor's wall.
He scolded it several times before the dog reluctantly walked to his feet, looking back every few steps, and then barked loudly twice, as if complaining.
The night was the best protection. He walked along the outer wall twice, but didn't see anything, so he gave up and went back to the house.
As his fame gradually spread, everyone in the village knew that he sold dried fish very well. Not only the whole village, but almost all the surrounding villages knew him.
His dog barked more and more frequently at night, especially during the Chinese New Year and the period after the New Year. There were several times when the dog barked loudly at night.
As long as he didn't go out to sea, he often had to get up at night to check.
So when he woke up in the morning, the first thing he did was to go to the yard to look at the dried fish.
Mrs. Ye, who got up early to go to work next door, saw him rummaging through nylon bags in the yard from the steps at the door and said, "Last night, the dogs were barking loudly. Your second brother was worried that something might happen to you with so many dried fish piled in the yard, so he got up and came out to take a look. It's better to pile them at home in the future. It's not safe to leave them outside."
Ye Yaodong turned around and responded, "It's not safe. Fortunately, I wrapped it tightly in a nylon bag last night. The nylon bag above is full of water. I don't know who is so wicked."
"You're making a lot of money now, and there are many people who are jealous of you."
"Well, be more careful next time. Even if it takes some effort, you should move it into the house, so that I won't have a restless sleep at night."
Last night he was worried when he heard the dog barking in the yard. He was half asleep and alert, not daring to fall asleep for fear that the dog at home would get out of control.
Fortunately, all of them are very competent. There are benefits to having more dogs!
Lin Xiuqing heard the voices and came out of the house. She helped him put away the nylon bag and shook off the water on it. "There is really a lot of water. It's not spring yet, so there can't be such heavy dew."
"You can tell at a glance that it was splashed by a wicked ghost."
"Put it aside to dry. Next time, don't just pile it in the yard. We weigh dried fish every few days, and everyone pushes carts of dried fish here. The villagers are all watching, and they may get jealous."
Mrs. Ye shouted across the wall, "Didn't you say someone would come to take it away today? When will they come? 3,000 kilograms, that would take several trips, right?"
"Not sure what time to come, let's wait and see, anyway, we are ready."
"This is really easy to sell. There should be a lot of people coming and going, right? Have any shops in the city been rented out in the past two days? Have you heard about it?" Ye Ersao was eager to try.
"I haven't heard about it. It's only been a few days? No one even asked."
After Ye Ersao responded with a disappointed sound, she prepared to open the oysters. In the past few days, they were killing fish and drying them, digging shellfish and drying various shell meats. They were very busy.
The children in the family had no time to go out and play after school as they were all conscripted into the army. Even her parents were called over to help with the work.
Just like this, the seven or eight sacks brought back yesterday have not been sorted out yet, and there are still several baskets of light vegetables and clams cooked last night at home that have not been picked out to dry.
It was only in the past two days that the wind started to blow and they couldn't go out to sea, so they could take a break. Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to go out to sea to dig, as they simply couldn't handle the work. They were also reluctant to hire people to do it. Fortunately, it's so cold now and the fruits won't go bad if they are left for a day or two.
She thought of what her husband said last night: You won't go wrong if you listen to Adong. He has been working very hard over the past year or two and has done a good job. We have listened to him and have never suffered any loss. We have all made money. Now we can sell these unwanted shell meats to him, which is much better than anyone else in the village.
There must be something wrong with the shops in that city. It's probably just a matter of time. The market has just moved, so it won't be that fast. We just have to wait patiently.
She put her heart back temporarily.
While busying herself, Ye Ersao shouted into the house, "Hurry up and eat your meal, wash the dishes, and go to school. You are so slow and can't do anything. If you really don't want to study, then don't go. Help with the housework. There are so many chores and no one is doing them."
"Really?" Ye Chengjiang jumped out of the house with a military green canvas bag on his back, very excited.
Mrs. Ye was immediately furious and pulled out a stick from the grass pile nearby and started to hit him. Fortunately, Ye Chengjiang dodged quickly...
"Ah! So early in the morning... what are you doing..."
"What do you think I'm doing? I'll beat you to death, you good-for-nothing. You're so happy when I tell you that you don't need to study. I've worked so hard to support you in your studies, and this is how you repay me. I'll just beat you to death. What's the point of giving birth to you..."
"To carry on the family line... I am the only son of my father, I want to carry on the family line..." Ye Chengjiang shouted as he ran away.
At this time, Mrs. Ye was also urging her children to eat and go to school quickly. "The one next door only has one son. I have two sons here. If one is beaten to death, I still have another one!"
Ye Chenghai and Ye Chenghe lowered their heads and ate even faster...
Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing listened to the commotion next door without batting an eyelid. This kind of thing happened every now and then, and they were all itching to get away with it, so they had to fight.
After they put away all the nylon bags, folded them and put them in the corner, Ye Yaodong randomly picked out a few bags, opened them and checked them. After finding that there were no problems, he tied them up again with confidence.
"It should be fine. We've covered it with nylon bags, so water won't get in. Go eat first."
"Even though I say that, I can only feel at ease after checking. I don't know what time the car will arrive. I don't have..." It's really inconvenient without a mobile phone.
He swallowed the words back.
"I'm going to eat first. It shouldn't be that early."
"Well, the porridge isn't hot anymore."
"Ye Chenghu, why don't you eat quickly? Your brothers and sisters are all leaving, and you are the only one left."
"Then brother doesn't have to go..." Ye Chengyang said in a baby voice.
"Sure. If you skip class, your 100-point bonus will be cancelled, and even if you score 110 in the future, it will be useless."
Ye Chenghu was a bully who feared the strong and didn't dare to yell at his father. He just pointed his finger at the younger one, "Shut up! Even eating can't stop your mouth!"
"Where did you learn that? You have to learn everything the adults tell you to do, stop bullying your brother, and eat quickly, or you won't be able to keep up with them and will have to eat by yourself..."
"Third Uncle~Third Uncle~"
Before Ye Yaodong could finish his words, he heard shouting from outside the house, and a half-grown boy pushed the door open with a bang, "Third Uncle~"
"Why are you so irritable? What are you in such a hurry for? Did you forget that you were almost beaten by your mother just now? If you break the door, I will beat you up!"
"No, Uncle San," Ye Chengjiang ran out of breath, his face flushed, but his eyes were bright, "Someone is looking for you, there is a big Jiefang car waiting for you at the entrance of the village!"
"ah!"
Ye Yaodong was so surprised that he immediately put down the bowl and stood up. At the same time, he heard the sound of dogs barking outside the yard.
He walked out quickly and saw Boss Zhou standing at the gate of his house. A group of dogs were standing in a row, barking at him.
"Lu~Lu~Stop shouting, we're a guest." Ye Yaodong trotted to the gate of the courtyard.
When Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang heard that Da Jiefang was looking for his father, they no longer had the heart to eat and hurriedly followed him out. The three boys looked at the man at the door curiously.
Boss Zhou stroked his beard with one hand and said with a smile: "Your village is really hard to find. I set out at night and arrived in town at dawn. Then I asked all the way back and finally found the village now."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't think much about it yesterday. Otherwise, I could just wait in the city and get in your car and come back together at night. I can show you the way. Let's go in and sit for a while and drink some tea... Have you had breakfast? There's porridge in the pot..."
"No, no, it was just dawn and we had already eaten when we arrived in town. When I was asking for directions at the entrance of the village, I asked your nephew and found out that your home is here, so I asked the Big Jiefang to come over."
"Sure. I weighed the dried fish yesterday and moved it out to the yard. When the truck comes over later, you can unpack it and inspect it. We'll weigh it again and then you can move it directly to the truck."
"Okay, okay, I'll go get the Big Liberation to come in!"
Ye Chenghu excitedly pulled Ye Chengjiang, "Brother Jiang, is it really the Jiefang looking for my dad? That's so cool, have you seen what the Jiefang looks like? Is it the same as the one we saw on the roadside before? Super big and super cool?"
"Yes, that big Jiefang is huge, much more impressive than a tractor. Compared with it, a tractor is just like a bowl or a washbasin."
“Really?”
"Of course, I just touched it. That big car is so majestic. When I grow up, I want to drive a big car too!"
Ye Yaodong: “…”
What grand ambition
"Why aren't you going to school yet, and you're still talking here?"
Mrs. Ye Er, who was sitting at the door, also heard the conversation between Ye Yaodong and Boss Zhou, and both she and Mrs. Ye Da came over.
"Mom, I will go to school after I finish watching The Liberation. The car will be coming soon and will be at our doorstep soon."
Ye Chengjiang was so excited that he stretched his neck and ran to the gate of the courtyard to look.
Ye Chenghu quickly ran to the next door, "I'll go call Brother Hai and the others to come out and watch the liberation, and Shitou and the others next door..."
"Brother Ah Hai... come out quickly, there is a big Jiefang coming to our house to look for my father..."
"What? The Great Liberation?"
"Someone drove a big Liberation to look for my Third Uncle? My Third Uncle is so awesome..."
"Uncle San is so awesome, where is the Great Liberation?"
A group of children swarmed out of the house. Some of them carried army green backpacks, and some were still holding books, but they ran out in a hurry before putting them in.